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Privacy Lawsuits Over NSA Spying Force Retention of Metadata

Posted by samzenpus on from the keeping-it-a-bit-longer dept.

jfruh writes "Under the U.S.'s previously secret program of gathering phone call metadata, that information was only retained for a period of five years. Now the government has petitioned the court system to retain it longer — not because it wants to, it says, but because it needs to preserve it as evidence for the various privacy lawsuits filed against the government. Federal lawyers have suggested several ways the information can be preserved without being available to the NSA."

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  1. Re:Which is the same thing as saying... by DoofusOfDeath · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Elections have consequences folks.

    That's a nice idea. But can you point to a collection of Representatives, Senators, and a President we could have elected over the past 12 years that would have prevented this?

  2. Re:Generals with benefits by CanHasDIY · · Score: 3, Insightful

    In a sane world, Clapper and Co would be facing criminal charges.

    Then a firing squad.

    FTFY

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